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Round 21St George Venues Jubilee Stadium, KogarahΒ· neutral venue

Dragons

2-15

vSun, 26 July, 2:00 pm

Titans

5-12

Our PickSlight Lean

Titans by around 2

Projected total ~45 pts

Dragons

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Tend to fade - conceding 9.4 more points than they score in second halves.

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Slow out of the blocks - outscored by 5.2 points a half before the break.

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Poor travellers - only 1-9 away from home.

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Shaky in tight finishes - just 1 of 3 one-score games won.

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Leaky at the back - shipping 29.6 points a game.

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Struggle in the wet - only 0 of 3 won in greasy conditions.

Titans

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Slow out of the blocks - outscored by 4.7 points a half before the break.

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Poor travellers - only 2-8 away from home.

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Struggle in the wet - only 1 of 6 won in greasy conditions.

πŸ’¬ FormPicks Commentary

Titans lean here despite both sides showing soft starts, because they're the higher-rated outfit with a better scoreboard profile. Dragons are vulnerable early and especially in the second half, where they bleed points, but the neutral venue strips away their travel curse which keeps this competitive. The key thing to watch is whether Dragons can stay within arm's reach at halftime - if they're chasing by more than a converted try or two, their second-half fade and one-score record suggest they won't reel it in.

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Team Stats Β· Head to Head

How each side is actually playing, and the meters behind it - season form, the last 5, and their most recent game.

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Momentum

Dragons

Season17 games
Last 55 games
Last gamemost recent

Titans

Season17 games
Last 55 games
Last gamemost recent

Last Game Key Callouts

TitansvSea EaglesSea Eagles
DragonsvWarriorsWarriors
Dragons

Penalties Up 3 on their last 5 average

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The Meters Behind It

SeasonLast 5Last game

Run metres

Dragons1,6311,5901,391Titans1,6531,6501,696

Post-contact metres

Dragons557545490Titans548537562

Line breaks

Dragons2.93.04Titans4.85.47

Tackle breaks

Dragons28.631.631Titans30.734.228

Offloads

Dragons10.59.29Titans11.513.214

Kick metres

Dragons658718671Titans587580482

Completion

Dragons78%81%83%Titans74%75%71%

Set distance

Dragons403939Titans404240

Errors

Dragons11.613.010Titans12.912.613

Missed tackles

Dragons30.427.021Titans34.238.634

Effective tackle %

Dragons89%90%94%Titans87%85%85%

Penalties conceded

Dragons4.53.67Titans3.92.41

Full-game team stats harvested after each round. Blue marks the stronger side in each column - fewer errors, missed tackles and penalties count as better.

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Half-Time Watch

Angles to have ready at the break - bets that come into play if the first half unfolds like this.

If it's tight at the break β†’ the second half should swing Titans' way - Dragons fade late, and the 2nd-half line is the value.

Dragons get outscored by 9.4 points a game after half-time. Dragons have let slip 4 of 5 narrow half-time leads.

In-play prompts from season scoring patterns - not live odds. Always your call at the break.

Team news & line-ups

Dragons: full-strength side named.

Titans - out

  • AJ Brimson Β· Centreβˆ’1.4

Dragons

  1. 1Clinton Gutherson
  2. 2Setu Tu
  3. 3Mathew Feagai
  4. 4Valentine Holmes
  5. 5Tyrell Sloan
  6. 6Daniel Atkinson
  7. 7Kyle Flanagan
  8. 8Loko Jnr Pasifiki Tonga
  9. 9Damien Cook (c)
  10. 10Toby Couchman
  11. 11Dylan Egan
  12. 12Hamish Stewart
  13. 13Ryan Couchman

Interchange

  1. 14Jacob Liddle
  2. 15Luciano Leilua
  3. 16Josh Kerr
  4. 17Jacob Halangahu

Titans

  1. 1Keano Kini
  2. 2Dean Ieremia
  3. 3Jojo Fifita
  4. 4Jaylan De Groot
  5. 5Phillip Sami
  6. 6Jayden Campbell
  7. 7Zane Harrison
  8. 8Moeaki Fotuaika (c)
  9. 9Oliver Pascoe
  10. 10Tino Fa'asuamaleaui (c)
  11. 11Arama Hau
  12. 12Beau Fermor
  13. 13Chris Randall

Interchange

  1. 15Josh Patston
  2. 16Klese Haas
  3. 17Cooper Bai

Named squads from the official team lists. β€œOut” compares the named side to each team's recent first-choice; the figure is the projected points swing.

Season form guide

DragonsvsTitans
17Ladder16
2-15Win–Loss5-12
15.1Pts for /game19.7
29.6Pts against /game25.9
1 - 3Last 52 - 2
1LStreak1W
1 - 6Home / Away2 - 8

Predictions are statistical estimates built from public NRL match data for information only - not betting advice, and not derived from bookmaker odds. Past performance is not indicative of future results.